Does a federal task force have a right to determine whether a criminal case should be referred for federal prosecution rather than state prosecution?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Haney, 980 F.2d 739 (9th Cir. 1992):
Haney, relying on United States v. Williams, 746 F.Supp. 1076 (D.Utah 1990) (due process required neutral policy by which task force would determine which cases to refer for federal prosecution), contends that his due process right were violated because his case was referred for federal rather than state prosecution.
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